Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Mendip
Town
Chewton Mendip
County
Somerset
Country
England
Commemoration
Crimean War (1853-1856)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
24436

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Current location

Sourth wall of Lady Chapel
St Mary Magdalene Church
Church Lane
Chewton Mendip
Mendip
Somerset
BA3 4LL
England

OS Grid Ref: ST5963853148
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Yellow ochre marble inscription tablet mounted onto a background of green mosaic tiles with a marble frame. Decorative border of blue, white and gold motifs around the inscription tablet. Inscription is incised.
Inscription
TO THE SACRED MEMORY OF/ WILLIAM FREDERICK VISCOUNT/ CHEWTON (ELDEST SON OF THE/ 8 EARL WALDEGRAVE) CAPTAIN/ SCOTS FUSILIER GUARDS/ BORN AT HARPTREE COURT/ SOMERSET DIED AT SCUTARI/ OF WOUNDS RECEIVED AT THE/ BATTLE OF THE ALMA 7 OCT./ 1854 AGED 38 BURIED AT/ SCUTARI AND OF FRANCIS VISCOUNTESS CHEWTON WIFE/ OF THE ABOVE DAUGHTER OF/ CAPTAIN JOHN BASTARD R.N. OF/ SHARPHAM DEVON SHE DIED AT/ BOOKHAM LODGE SURREY 1 APRIL/ 1902 AGED 79 BURIED IN THIS/ CHURCHYARD ALSO OF FRANCES/ MARY THEIR INFANT DAUGHTER/ WHO DIED 17 DEC 1853 AGED 6/ MONTHS BURIED AT HECKFIELD HANDS/ GOD IS OUR REFUGE AND STRENGTH/ A VERY PRESENT HELP IN TROUBLE/ THIS TABLET IS PLACED HERE BY/ WILLIAM FREDERICK 9 EARL WALDE/ GRAVE AND HIS BROTHER HENRY/ NOEL WALDEGRAVE IN MEMORY OF/ THEIR FATHER MOTHER AND SISTER
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Crimean War (1853-1856)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,year died,regiment,place of death,forename,place of burial,manner of death,age of death,relationships,additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE
  • Grade I
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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